Garment support



W. H. BRASHEH.

GARMENT SUPPORT.

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1,414,336. A Patented May 2,1922.

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To @ZZ-whomy t may concern."

Be it known that I, WILLIAM BnAsHEn, a subject'of .-the- King of GreatBritain, and resident vof- 37 Howie Ave., in

the city of Toronto, county of York, Prov ince of Ontario, in thelDominion of Canada,V

have invented certain new and useful Improvementsy inGrarment Supports,of which the followingis al specification.

The invention relates to improvements in.

garment supports as described in the present specification and shown inthe accom-- panying drawings that form a partVof-the same. i v p f Theinvention consistsessentially ofthe novel featuresl ofconstructionfwhereby 'a skirt or other garment is provided with aflexibleband of stiff materialhaving substantially right angle endprojectionsfprovided with fastenersfor securing said projections inoverlapping arrangement.

The objectsof the inventionare'to eliminate the use of hooks and eyes orotherlike fasteningdevices, and the consequent annoyance andinconvenience due to said fasteners becoming unfastened or removed, toprovide al convenient means for altering the sizeof the skirt or otherband, and generally to provide a garment support which will be.`inexpensive to produce, simple of manipulation, eiiicient and durable.1 v lnthe drawings=F`gure 1" is a' perspective view of the device'in itsoperative condi'f tion, theportions lof-the skirt being shown inV dottedlines.v i v f v'Figure 2 is a plan view of one end of the i device, withamodified form of skirt-fastening means incorporated therewith Figure 3is a plan view ofthe device eX- tended, a portion thereof :beingbrokenaway.

' `Figure l isa-longitudinal sectional view` taken on the line A-'A ofFigure 3.

' Figure 5 is across sectional y.view taken on the line B-B of .FigureFigure 6 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line C-#C ofFigure 2f Figure 7 is a planviewof the central portion of the bandshowing the means for adjusting the band longitudinally.

Figure 8 is a detail of one 'end of one of the sections of theA deviceshowing the hooking clips.

Figure 9 is a detail of one end of the other section of the device,showing the notches for the clips shown in Figure 8.

Referring to the drawings A represents y specification of ieders Patent.'Patented May 2, 1922l 'Applcationled January 21,1921. Serial1\1'o.^1138,936.V

a band of very thin metal or like material which may 19e-"constructed ofa single piece i I of material but which preferably consists oftwousections 1v and 2 adapted tobe secured together in. overlappingarrangement,fthe section 1 being provided A,with lugs 3 adapted toextendaround the edges of the section 2 andthe section-2 being notched as at4to providea .shoulderl 5. and being provided with `a pair of* clasps6-pivoted at their outerk ends to opposite sides respectively 'of saidsection'to vpermitof` they free ends 7 thereof being movable towardsoraway from said shoulder 5. The section 1- is provided with a series ofnotches -8 alongop'posite edges thereof atv l intervals to receive the.clasps 6 andV hold same Vin the desired positionagainst furtherextension of thenba'nd;` f Y f c The band, A is preferably turnedjupwardly slightly towards the outer ends' thereofa's at 9 so'thatlwhensecurediaround thewaist of the wearer'the toptside offsaid band willbeen an even horizontalv'plane while permitting of the'bott'om edgespreadking slightly to conform to they figure ofthe y Y' wearer.-

' 'The band'A is adapted to vbe,securedito the inner sideof' theskirt or'the' skirt band -if desirable -andstofacilitate sewing'said 12 is ametal straprigidlysecured to the free end 'i of the` section.-21fand-Vprojecting downwardly :therefrom at an :angle so that -the lowerendthereof will project outwardlypast/the end of 'said section', said'strapv preferablyfbeing secured onthe-onterside ofthe bande'and beingprovided with perforationsV 1S tofacilit'atesewing: the skirt thereto.

14a-isla hook securedv to the section-2 Vover tlflfstrap l2 andvbeing'adapted:to engage@ loop member `llsecured onthefree .endfof thesection 1.

16 is a loop or eye member secured on the inner side of the strap 12intermediate of thel length thereof.

17 is a loop or eye Amember secured on the inner side of the strap 12adjacent to theV f j 110 i free end thereof. Y Y Y 18 lis a metalstrauosecuredfr on the inner side o f the free 'end ofthe section 1 andvthe straps 12 and 18 togethensaid strap` being provided withperforations 21 therealong.

y The hook 19 is preferably cut away slightly along its outer side as at22 to per* mit ofl slight lateral movement in order to facilitate thefastening or unfastening of the hook 14. n

In Figure 2 of the drawings a modified means of securing the band Atothe .skirt 1 is shown in which a strap 23 of flexible material, such asleather, canvas or the like is permanently' secured to saidfband with aporR tion thereof projecting' over the edge of the band and adapted tobe sewn to the skirt band.

In the use of this invention the bandA is sewn to the inner side ofthe'skirt or to the skirt band with the projections or straps 12 and 18locatedat the skirt opening, the length of the said bandbeing adjustedto conform to that of the skirt band by raising Vthe clasps rfree oftheshoulderk and sliding thezsections in the' required direction when theymay then be secured against further j longitudinal vextension bysimplypressing the clasp inwardly into the adjacent notch 8.

.'When putting on the -skirt the strap 12 is placed over the strap 18and said strap 18 is pushed downwardly until the hooks 19 and 20 enterthe loops 1.6 and 17 respectively and the hook 14 is lthen secured inthe eye 15 thus securely fastening the skirt without the inconvenienceof having to locate and fasten a great many hooks and eyes.

1. garment support comprising a pair of sections of `yieldable materialsecuredA together vin longitudinally overlapping position and adjustablelongitudinally in rela` tion to eachother, and strapssecured to theVfree ends respectivelyof said sections and of flexible sections adaptedto be secured together in longitudinal overlapping arrange ment, one ofsaid sections being notched at intervals along opposite side edgesadjacent to the inner end thereof and having lugs adapted to extendaround the other of saidv sections, said other section being providedwith a single pair of oppositely disposed notches, and clasps pivoted toopposite sides of the last mentioned section adjacent to the extremeinner end thereof .and adapted in the overlapping arrangement of saidsections to be brought'into register with one or other. lof thev notchesin the first mentioned section for locking said sections against furtherlongitudinal extension, vand means for detachably securing together thefree ends of said sections.

3. A garment support comprising a pair of flexible sections adapted tobe secured together in longitudinal overlapping arrangement, one of saidsections being notched at intervals along opposite side edges adjacentto the inner end thereof and having lugs adapted to extend over theedges of the other of :said sections, said other section being providedwith a single pair of notches located in opposite side edges adjacent tothe end thereof, clasps pivoted to opposite sides 'i ofthe. lastmentioned section kat the outer ends of the notches therein and havingtheir free ends movable into or out of said notches and adapted in theoverlapping arrangeof notches in the vfirst mentioned section,y

straps secured to the free -ends respectively of said sections andprojecting therefrom'at substantially rightV angles, hooks v, secured toone of said strapsk at intervals therealong and adapted to engage eyemembers carried by the other of`said straps for securing said straps insuperposed relation toreach other, 4

the innermost of said hooks being cut away along its'outer side, andfasteners secured on opposite sides of the free ends of saidsectionsrespectively for securing together said ends in superposedposition.

Signed at the city of Toronto, this V30th day of November, 1920. n

WILLIAM yHENRY BRASHER.

' Witnesses W. G. HAMMoNn, n G. MURPHY. Y

